Title - The Woodsy Band Jam Author: Bull, Pam Publisher: Reading A-Z Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Readers will enjoy reading about a concert put on by the animals from the woods. Entertain Fantasy RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 67 1.1 100 RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 6 Total # of Words 63 # of Different Words 25 Ave Word/.Sent 4 Hi Freq occurs 21 33.3% # of Hi freq words 5 20% % of Long Sentences 0 Low Freq occurs 2 3.2% # of Low freq words 2 8% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Opening and closing text varies 1 pattern excl open/close 2-3 Word changes in a pattern Dialog: Simple Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Simple language Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Features Topics *Animals *Music Musical instruments Low Frequency Words fife woodchuck